Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
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Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $1,500
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Torah finials. Ottoman Empire – Jerusalem, [5644 (1884)].
Silver, cast and engraved.
Turkish-Greek-style Torah finials (Ottoman Empire). Conical head surmounted by bud-shaped finial. Body in form of two flattened spheres decorated with vegetal patterns and cartouches. Supported on slender, tapering shafts. Chains with bells.
Dedicatory Hebrew inscriptions, partly obscured, engraved on shafts. One reads: "This is the Torah finial dedicated by R. Reuven Melamed […] toward the elevation of the soul of his son Yosef Haim […] in the Holy City of Jerusalem[…]" followed by a chronogram representing the Hebrew year 5644 (1884), and the verse "For by me your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased" (Proverbs 9:11). A similar inscription, with minor differences, appears on the second shaft, with a different chronogram, likewise meant to represent 5644.
Among the earliest pairs of dated Torah finials known from Jerusalem, perhaps the earliest of all.
Height: 24.5 cm. Good condition. Old soldering repairs, with minor damage to dedicatory inscriptions. Minor blemishes. Loose screw joints.
Purchased in Jerusalem in 1998.
Silver, cast and engraved.
Turkish-Greek-style Torah finials (Ottoman Empire). Conical head surmounted by bud-shaped finial. Body in form of two flattened spheres decorated with vegetal patterns and cartouches. Supported on slender, tapering shafts. Chains with bells.
Dedicatory Hebrew inscriptions, partly obscured, engraved on shafts. One reads: "This is the Torah finial dedicated by R. Reuven Melamed […] toward the elevation of the soul of his son Yosef Haim […] in the Holy City of Jerusalem[…]" followed by a chronogram representing the Hebrew year 5644 (1884), and the verse "For by me your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased" (Proverbs 9:11). A similar inscription, with minor differences, appears on the second shaft, with a different chronogram, likewise meant to represent 5644.
Among the earliest pairs of dated Torah finials known from Jerusalem, perhaps the earliest of all.
Height: 24.5 cm. Good condition. Old soldering repairs, with minor damage to dedicatory inscriptions. Minor blemishes. Loose screw joints.
Purchased in Jerusalem in 1998.
Category
Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $800
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Pair of Torah finials. Jerusalem, [Persian-Jewish or Bukharan-Jewish community?], dedicatory inscription dated 5662 [1902].
Silver, cast, pierced, turned, and engraved.
Crown-shaped head. Body in form of belltower, with six bells suspended in shields-shaped "windows". Encircling each of these windows are inscriptions, engraved in elegant Hebrew letters, that together represent three biblical verses (Psalms 19:8-10). Hebrew dedicatory inscription engraved onto the shafts: "[…] gift of Yitzhak, on the second day of Hanukkah, […] Year 5662 [1902], toward the elevation of the soul of Mazal-Tov, daughter of Esther […]".
Torah finials of this particular type were seen frequently in Sephardic and Oriental synagogues in Palestine. They can be stylistically linked to earlier European Torah finials, specifically of Italian and Spanish origins.
Height: 25 cm.
Reference: 50 Rimmonim: a Selection of Torah Finials from a European Family Collection, p. 62.
Silver, cast, pierced, turned, and engraved.
Crown-shaped head. Body in form of belltower, with six bells suspended in shields-shaped "windows". Encircling each of these windows are inscriptions, engraved in elegant Hebrew letters, that together represent three biblical verses (Psalms 19:8-10). Hebrew dedicatory inscription engraved onto the shafts: "[…] gift of Yitzhak, on the second day of Hanukkah, […] Year 5662 [1902], toward the elevation of the soul of Mazal-Tov, daughter of Esther […]".
Torah finials of this particular type were seen frequently in Sephardic and Oriental synagogues in Palestine. They can be stylistically linked to earlier European Torah finials, specifically of Italian and Spanish origins.
Height: 25 cm.
Reference: 50 Rimmonim: a Selection of Torah Finials from a European Family Collection, p. 62.
Category
Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $500
Unsold
Pair of Torah finials. Jerusalem, [late 19th or early 20th century].
Silver, cast, engraved, and punched.
Jerusalemite Torah finials, with a design showing evidence of both European and Oriental influences. Upper part of body in form of hexagonal crown, tapering upward. A band in the shape of a hexagonal prism separates the upper and lower halves of the body. The body is supported on a cylindrical shaft with a hexagonal, calyx-like top. Six chains with bells at their ends. Surface engraved with simple geometric and vegetal patterns. On one of the two finials, the apex or "crown" is adorned with pointed horseshoe arches, whereas on the other finial, the apex is ornamented with flowers. One of the two shafts is marked "Jerusalem" (Hebrew).
Height: 23-24 cm. Some warping and few fractures. One missing chain.
Silver, cast, engraved, and punched.
Jerusalemite Torah finials, with a design showing evidence of both European and Oriental influences. Upper part of body in form of hexagonal crown, tapering upward. A band in the shape of a hexagonal prism separates the upper and lower halves of the body. The body is supported on a cylindrical shaft with a hexagonal, calyx-like top. Six chains with bells at their ends. Surface engraved with simple geometric and vegetal patterns. On one of the two finials, the apex or "crown" is adorned with pointed horseshoe arches, whereas on the other finial, the apex is ornamented with flowers. One of the two shafts is marked "Jerusalem" (Hebrew).
Height: 23-24 cm. Some warping and few fractures. One missing chain.
Category
Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $1,000
Unsold
Pair of Torah finials. Jerusalem, [Persian-Jewish or Bukharan-Jewish community?], [early 20th century].
Silver, cast, repoussé, engraved, and punched.
Tall, pear-shaped Torah finials, in Persian style. Conical head, surmounted by Star of David with the Hebrew word "Zion". Body decorated in vegetal patterns, and with four medallions each with a depiction of one of the four animals mentioned in the Ethics of the Fathers (Pirkei Avot), namely the leopard, eagle, deer [or gazelle] and lion, accompanied by Hebrew captions with the corresponding quotes from the text in reference to the respective animals: "Be bold as a leopard," "light as an eagle," "fleeting as a deer," "and mighty as a lion". Body of finial supported on cylindrical shaft with spherical ornament at top. Body and head of finials decorated in repoussé, and engraved with vegetal and geometric patterns. Six chains with bells at their ends. Hebrew dedicatory inscription engraved onto shafts: "[…] dedicated by Rahel daughter of Hannah, Yoheved daughter of Rahel."
Height: 30 cm.
A photo of these finials appears on the cover of Willy Lindwer's book, "From Jerusalem with Love".
Purchased in Jerusalem in 1998.
Silver, cast, repoussé, engraved, and punched.
Tall, pear-shaped Torah finials, in Persian style. Conical head, surmounted by Star of David with the Hebrew word "Zion". Body decorated in vegetal patterns, and with four medallions each with a depiction of one of the four animals mentioned in the Ethics of the Fathers (Pirkei Avot), namely the leopard, eagle, deer [or gazelle] and lion, accompanied by Hebrew captions with the corresponding quotes from the text in reference to the respective animals: "Be bold as a leopard," "light as an eagle," "fleeting as a deer," "and mighty as a lion". Body of finial supported on cylindrical shaft with spherical ornament at top. Body and head of finials decorated in repoussé, and engraved with vegetal and geometric patterns. Six chains with bells at their ends. Hebrew dedicatory inscription engraved onto shafts: "[…] dedicated by Rahel daughter of Hannah, Yoheved daughter of Rahel."
Height: 30 cm.
A photo of these finials appears on the cover of Willy Lindwer's book, "From Jerusalem with Love".
Purchased in Jerusalem in 1998.
Category
Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $800
Unsold
Pair of Torah finials. Jerusalem, Syrian-Jewish (Damascus) community, [ca. 1920s].
Silver, cast, engraved, and punched.
Pear-shaped Torah finials, in Syrian-Lebanese style, reminiscent of the Persian-Bukharan style of finials. Conical head, surmounted by "hamsa" finial. Body decorated with vegetal patterns. Body of finial supported on cylindrical shaft with flattened spherical ornament at top. Chains with bells. Hebrew dedicatory inscription engraved onto shafts: "[…] to the Yagdil Torah Yeshiva of the Jews of Damascus in Jerusalem, from Eliyahu Ma'aravi, […] toward the elevation of the soul of my son […] Moshe Ma'aravi".
Height: 23 cm. Warping. Several missing bells.
Silver, cast, engraved, and punched.
Pear-shaped Torah finials, in Syrian-Lebanese style, reminiscent of the Persian-Bukharan style of finials. Conical head, surmounted by "hamsa" finial. Body decorated with vegetal patterns. Body of finial supported on cylindrical shaft with flattened spherical ornament at top. Chains with bells. Hebrew dedicatory inscription engraved onto shafts: "[…] to the Yagdil Torah Yeshiva of the Jews of Damascus in Jerusalem, from Eliyahu Ma'aravi, […] toward the elevation of the soul of my son […] Moshe Ma'aravi".
Height: 23 cm. Warping. Several missing bells.
Category
Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $800
Unsold
Pair of Torah finials. Jerusalem, Kurdish-Jewish (Iranian Kurdistani) community, 5680 [1920].
Silver, cast, turned, and engraved.
Pear-shaped Torah finials, in Persian style. Conical head, surmounted by "hamsa" finial. Body decorated with vegetal patterns. Cylindrical shaft with spherical ornament at top. Chains with bells. Hebrew dedicatory inscription engraved onto finial bodies: "These [Torah] finials were made by Hosni, wife of Aharon, [dedicated] to the soul of his son David […] 5680 [1920]," "[Thanks to the] Efforts of Hosni, wife of Aharon, [dedicated] to the soul of his son […] David son of Aharon Kohen […]".
Height: 26 cm. Warping. Missing chains and bells.
Reference: Jews of Kurdistan: Lifestyle, Tradition, and Art, pp. 250-51.
Silver, cast, turned, and engraved.
Pear-shaped Torah finials, in Persian style. Conical head, surmounted by "hamsa" finial. Body decorated with vegetal patterns. Cylindrical shaft with spherical ornament at top. Chains with bells. Hebrew dedicatory inscription engraved onto finial bodies: "These [Torah] finials were made by Hosni, wife of Aharon, [dedicated] to the soul of his son David […] 5680 [1920]," "[Thanks to the] Efforts of Hosni, wife of Aharon, [dedicated] to the soul of his son […] David son of Aharon Kohen […]".
Height: 26 cm. Warping. Missing chains and bells.
Reference: Jews of Kurdistan: Lifestyle, Tradition, and Art, pp. 250-51.
Category
Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $400
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Pair of Torah finials. Jerusalem, Bukharan-Jewish community, [first half of 20th century].
Silver, cast, turned, and engraved.
Pear-shaped Torah finials, in Persian style. Conical head, surmounted by hexagonal ornament. Body decorated with vegetal patterns. Cylindrical shaft with spherical ornament at top. Chains with bells. Hebrew dedicatory inscription (with minor differences between finials) engraved onto finial bodies and shafts: "[…] dedicated by […] Behorah Sarah […] toward the elevation of the soul of her […] son […] Eliyahu […] to the Holy Community of Bukhara … in the Holy City of Jerusalem".
Height: 23 cm.
Silver, cast, turned, and engraved.
Pear-shaped Torah finials, in Persian style. Conical head, surmounted by hexagonal ornament. Body decorated with vegetal patterns. Cylindrical shaft with spherical ornament at top. Chains with bells. Hebrew dedicatory inscription (with minor differences between finials) engraved onto finial bodies and shafts: "[…] dedicated by […] Behorah Sarah […] toward the elevation of the soul of her […] son […] Eliyahu […] to the Holy Community of Bukhara … in the Holy City of Jerusalem".
Height: 23 cm.
Category
Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $400
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Pair of Torah finials. Jerusalem, Yemenite-Jewish community, [first half of 20th century].
Silver, cast, engraved, and punched.
Pear-shaped Torah finials, in Persian style. Conical head, surmounted by hexagonal ornament. Body decorated with delicate vegetal and geometric patterns, reminiscent of Adeni finials. Cylindrical shaft with spherical ornament at top. Band of silver granules at bottom of shaft, as well as at top, adjacent to spherical ornament. Chains with bells. Hebrew dedicatory inscriptions engraved onto shafts: "To the elevation of the soul [?] of Aharon son of Shalom Nadaf […]".
Height: 25.5 cm. Missing bells.
Silver, cast, engraved, and punched.
Pear-shaped Torah finials, in Persian style. Conical head, surmounted by hexagonal ornament. Body decorated with delicate vegetal and geometric patterns, reminiscent of Adeni finials. Cylindrical shaft with spherical ornament at top. Band of silver granules at bottom of shaft, as well as at top, adjacent to spherical ornament. Chains with bells. Hebrew dedicatory inscriptions engraved onto shafts: "To the elevation of the soul [?] of Aharon son of Shalom Nadaf […]".
Height: 25.5 cm. Missing bells.
Category
Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $600
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Two pairs of Torah finials. Jerusalem, [first half of 20th century].
Silver, cast and engraved.
1. Pear-shaped Torah finials, in Persian style. Body decorated with vegetal patterns. Short chains with bells. Hebrew dedicatory inscriptions engraved onto shafts: "This was made by […] Hava, wife of Mikhael Binya, […] toward the elevation of the soul of their daughter, Sarah […]". Height: 26.5 cm.
2. Pear-shaped Torah finials, in Persian style. Conical head. Body in form of flattened sphere, decorated with vegetal patterns. Body of finial supported on cylindrical shaft with spherical ornament at top. Chains with bells. Height: 22.5 cm.
Silver, cast and engraved.
1. Pear-shaped Torah finials, in Persian style. Body decorated with vegetal patterns. Short chains with bells. Hebrew dedicatory inscriptions engraved onto shafts: "This was made by […] Hava, wife of Mikhael Binya, […] toward the elevation of the soul of their daughter, Sarah […]". Height: 26.5 cm.
2. Pear-shaped Torah finials, in Persian style. Conical head. Body in form of flattened sphere, decorated with vegetal patterns. Body of finial supported on cylindrical shaft with spherical ornament at top. Chains with bells. Height: 22.5 cm.
Category
Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
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Two pairs of Torah finials. Israel, [ca. mid-20th century].
Silver, cast; silver thread and granulation.
1. Body decorated with tiny silver spherules, and placed at the center of an ornament in the shape of the calyx of a flower, from which bells are suspended. Possibly made by a silversmith of a Yemenite origin. Height: 14 cm.
2. Finial bodies and shafts decorated with widthwise bands of silver thread. Chains with bells suspended from bodies. Height: 11.5 cm. Warping. Missing ornaments (?). Missing chains and bells.
Silver, cast; silver thread and granulation.
1. Body decorated with tiny silver spherules, and placed at the center of an ornament in the shape of the calyx of a flower, from which bells are suspended. Possibly made by a silversmith of a Yemenite origin. Height: 14 cm.
2. Finial bodies and shafts decorated with widthwise bands of silver thread. Chains with bells suspended from bodies. Height: 11.5 cm. Warping. Missing ornaments (?). Missing chains and bells.
Category
Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $300
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Torah pointer. Jerusalem, Georgian-Jewish Community, 5650 [1890].
Silver, cast and engraved.
Upper segment of handle flat, tapering toward middle. Surmounted by suspension ring. Middle segment of handle square-shaped; lower segment spiraled. Clenched hand with long, extended index finger, gently flexed. Cuffed wrist. Hebrew dedicatory inscription: "Ya'akov son of Shalom Mikhela shvili, Sarah wife of R. Ya'akov and his son Bekhor (?) Hayyim Ya'akov, […] Year 5650 [1890]".
Length: 26 cm.
Silver, cast and engraved.
Upper segment of handle flat, tapering toward middle. Surmounted by suspension ring. Middle segment of handle square-shaped; lower segment spiraled. Clenched hand with long, extended index finger, gently flexed. Cuffed wrist. Hebrew dedicatory inscription: "Ya'akov son of Shalom Mikhela shvili, Sarah wife of R. Ya'akov and his son Bekhor (?) Hayyim Ya'akov, […] Year 5650 [1890]".
Length: 26 cm.
Category
Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
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Torah pointer. Jerusalem, Jewish Community of the Maghreb (Northwest Africa), 5685 [1925].
Silver, cast and engraved.
Upper segment of handle spiraled, surmounted by suspension ring; middle segment hexagonal; bottom segment flat, tapering toward wrist. Clenched hand with long (broken) extended index finger. Cuffed wrist. Identical long Hebrew dedicatory inscriptions inscribed on both sides of handle: "[…] to the Holy Maghreb Community […] donated by […] David Shem Tov […] toward the elevation of the soul of his wife […] Haninah daughter of Rahel / and his daughter, Esther daughter of Haninah, this day the 16th of the Month of Elul, Year 5685 [1925]…".
Length: 30-30.5 cm. Good condition. Tip of hand's finger broken and missing.
Silver, cast and engraved.
Upper segment of handle spiraled, surmounted by suspension ring; middle segment hexagonal; bottom segment flat, tapering toward wrist. Clenched hand with long (broken) extended index finger. Cuffed wrist. Identical long Hebrew dedicatory inscriptions inscribed on both sides of handle: "[…] to the Holy Maghreb Community […] donated by […] David Shem Tov […] toward the elevation of the soul of his wife […] Haninah daughter of Rahel / and his daughter, Esther daughter of Haninah, this day the 16th of the Month of Elul, Year 5685 [1925]…".
Length: 30-30.5 cm. Good condition. Tip of hand's finger broken and missing.
Category
Palestine
Catalogue